Mahajanapadas
Mahajanapadas Capitals Modern Location Rivers Flowing in the Region
Anga Champa Munger & Bhagalpur (Bihar) Chandan (Champa)
Magadha Rajgriha/Pataliputra Nalanda, Gaya, Patna (Bihar) Ganga, Son
Kasi Kasi Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) Ganga
Vatsa Kausambi Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) Ganga, Yamuna
Kosala Sravasti Awadh (Uttar Pradesh) Sarayu (Ghaghara)
Saurasena Mathura Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) Yamuna
Panchala Ahichchhatra Bareilly, Budaun (Uttar Pradesh) Ganga, Yamuna
Kuru Indraprastha Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) Yamuna, Ganga
Matsya Viratnagar Jaipur (Rajasthan) Chambal
Chedi Sothivati Bundelkhand (Madhya Pradesh/UP) Ken, Yamuna
Avanti Ujjain/Mahishmati Malwa (Madhya Pradesh) Shipra, Narmada
Gandhara Taxila Pakistan/Afghanistan Indus, Kabul
Kamboj Rajapura Kabul Valley (Afghanistan/Kashmir) Vipas (Beas)* or Indus tributaries
Asmaka Paithan Godavari Basin (Maharashtra) Godavari
Vajji Vaishali Vaishali (Bihar) Gandak
Malla Kusinara Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) Rapti, Gandak... Read more at: https://vajiramandravi.com/upsc-exam/mahajanapadas/
